Psychological driving is not as complicated as it sounds. It is simply a way of thinking while driving.
Here at Driver Awareness, we teach a way of driving that is based on the techniques taught to VIP Protection Officers. As you will know from your own journeys, many people seem to be driving on autopilot and many people arrive at their destination not remembering how they actually got there. They must have changed gear and steered the vehicle and done all the things necessary to make their vehicle move but they haven't been AWARE of it and that is the key.
'Aware Drivers' know exactly what is happening around them; they think ahead, they plan for what could happen - the 'What If?' factor.
The Government has stated that all drivers should undergo either psychological or psychometric testing before being allowed to drive. We all know that it's never going to happen and, in any case, this is NOT addressing the problem.
We have to change people's attitudes when they get behind a wheel and that's what this course and our book 'Mind How You Go' actually do.
As an 'Aware Driver' you mustn't trust anybody; you must view all other vehicles as potentially fatal missiles and, to that end, you must keep yourself in S P A C E and well away from these dangers.
This doesn't mean that you have to crawl around and be timid. It simply means that you need to look well ahead, decide on the manoeuvres that unaware drivers on autopilot may make and take steps to avoid them. There are no more important VIP's than you and your passengers so you must drive defensively to protect them and this is what we teach.
The Government wants to change drivers' attitudes but they go about it by threatening everyone with fines, by narrowing roads, by speed bumps, by painting lots of confusing lines everywhere that give drivers so many things other than the road to look at. You have only to view the statistics for deaths on our roads to see, very quickly, that these measures DO NOT WORK. They are ill-thought out and often knee jerk reactions to public complaints after yet more fatal tragedies and incidents of road rage. There has to be an alternative and we at 'Driver Awareness' are it.
Look at the book on www.mindhowyougo.co.uk and look carefully at the rest of our website, especially the Testimonials. You will see that we are allowed to use the Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers' logos. This is because they are so impressed by what we do for them. They use psychology in their football training and they realise that we also use it in our training of their teams and staff and for everyone else who goes on our one day courses. Physical skills can be taught and, once taught, look after themselves but the mind also needs training in how to think and plan. This is what we do in a fun and interesting way. The mind is a wonderful tool when you know how to use it.
Contact us with no obligation and see what we can do for you, your family or your company.
Driver Psychology is the only way we are going to become safer on the roads. Give it a try and see what YOU THINK!
